to meet with, to encounter (usually misfortune)
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HSK Vocabulary: 遭
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 遭 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
lǚ旅
tú途
zhōng中
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
。
He encountered a storm during his journey.
2
wú无
gū辜
de的
píng平
mín民
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
zāo遭
yāng殃
。
Innocent civilians suffer in war.
3
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
dì地
zhèn震
。
This city suffered a severe earthquake.
4
tā他
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
dǎ打
jī击
。
He suffered a blow.
5
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
pò破
huài坏
。
The city suffered severe damage during the war.
6
yóu由
yú于
guǎn管
lǐ理
bù不
shàn善
,
gōng公
sī司
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
jīng经
jì济
sǔn损
shī失
。
Due to poor management, the company suffered huge economic losses.
7
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
,
wǒ我
de的
yī衣
fú服
zāo遭
yāng殃
le了
。
It's raining, and my clothes got ruined.
8
rú如
guǒ果
gōng公
sī司
dǎo倒
bì闭
,
yuán员
gōng工
men们
dū都
huì会
zāo遭
yāng殃
。
If the company goes bankrupt, all the employees will suffer.
9
yóu由
yú于
guǎn管
lǐ理
bù不
shàn善
,
zhěng整
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
dōu都
zāo遭
yāng殃
le了
,
dǎo导
zhì致
jìn进
dù度
yán严
zhòng重
zhì滞
hòu后
。
Due to poor management, the entire project suffered, causing a significant delay in progress.
10
wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
。
I encountered my friend on the street today.
Information
Traditional遭
Radical辶
Strokes14
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1907
Zhuyinㄗㄠ
Components—
UnicodeU+906D
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality